Fredericksburg, Va., circa 1928. "Warehouse, Hoop-Pole Factory, 307-13 Sophia Street." 8x10 acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.

Oakland, 1918. "Crating Fageol 'walking tractors' at factory." Our first look at an unusual agricultural implement. 8x10 glass negative. View full size.

January 1943. "A blimp of the U.S. Navy is led onto the apron of an East Coast lighter-than-air station before taking off on a patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean." 4x5 nitrate negative, Office of War Information. View full size.

November 1942. "Nurse training at Babies' Hospital, New York. Student nurses, like Susan Petty of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, are rendering their country a great service by making it possible for experienced nurses to join the Army or Navy Nurse Corps. Relieved of such civilian duties as administering injections to patients like this smiling youngster, graduate nurses are tending America's fighting men in distant parts of the world." Medium format negative by Fritz Henle for the Office of War Information. View full size.

January 1943. "The gymnasium is one of the busiest places at the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard training station. The physical education program is handled by many noted exponents of boxing, wrestling, track and judo. Paul "Tiny" Wyatt, one-time leading contender for heavyweight boxing honors, is shown sparring with Herb Kroeten, former Golden Gloves champ." 4x5 nitrate negative by Roger Smith for the Office of War Information. View full size.

July 1918. "Fageol Motors truck factory front office. Oakland, California." While waiting for your meeting with Mr. Fort, please feel free to browse our wide selection of trade journals. (In this week's Canadian Countryman: "Haying Time Again.") 8x10 glass negative by the Cheney Photo Advertising Co. View full size.

        "After a fortnight in the wilds, we return with many pelts."

San Francisco circa 1919. "Franklin touring car." The versatile conveyance suitable for pillage or village. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.

May 31, 1943. "Gallipolis, Ohio. Young horn player at the Decoration Day cere­monies." Photo by Arthur Siegel, Office of War Information. View full size.

1904. "Sagamore Hotel dock, Green Island, Lake George, N.Y." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

Tamaulipas state, Mexico, circa 1891. "Tamesi bridge. Locale based on Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898)." 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size.

Prince George's County, Maryland, circa 1940. "Electric Institute of Washington, Potomac Electric Power Co. Stores of electric dealers. Hyattsville Hardware." 8x10 inch acetate negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size.

Oakland, California, circa 1918. "Fageol heavy-duty tractor and trailers." Visually answering the question of what the heck this is. 8x10 inch glass negative by the Cheney Photo Advertising Co. View full size.

        At noon the Texas Cowboy Band from Simmons College in Abilene played for Mrs. Hoover, later also playing for the President.

March 5, 1929. "Cowboy Band serenades President and Mrs. Hoover at White House following Inauguration." National Photo glass negative. View full size.

September 12, 1946. Washington, D.C. "Showroom at Superior Motors. Client: Griffith-Consumers Co." Step into the FUTURE today with the Packard Clipper! 8x10 acetate negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size.

"The Dennis, Atlantic City, 1901." Decades before The Donald came to town. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.